Anaerobic co-digestion of hazardous tannery solid waste and primary sludge: Biodegradation kinetics and metabolite analysis

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 517-524

  Thangamani, A ^a   Rajakumar, Suseela ^a   Ramanujam, R A ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Animal fleshing; Co digestion; Kinetics; Primary sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOHAZARDS; ENZYME KINETICS; GAS INDUSTRY; KINETICS; LEATHER; LIME; METABOLITES; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TANNING; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION; APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; BIODEGRADATION KINETICS; CODIGESTION; DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS; LABORATORY-SCALE REACTOR; PRIMARY SLUDGE; TANNERY WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952771168     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-009-0256-x     Document Type: Article

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